Clinical Study

Automated Fluid Management for Treatment of Rhabdomyolysis

Table 1

Baseline Characteristics (median, interquartile range) and number (percentage); ICU, Intensive Care Unit, IQR, interquartile range; CK, Creatine Phosphokinase; U/l, international units per Litre.

ManualRenalGuard

Number (n)288
Age (median, IQR) (years)31 (21.5–43)44 (24.5–63)
Gender (n, %)
 Female6 (21.4)1 (12.5)
 Male22 (78.6)7 (87.5)
BMI (median, IQR) (kg/m2)24.9 (22.2–26.9)25 (23.5–29.5)
Creatinine at ICU admission
(median, IQR) (mmol/L)
102 (75–133)99 (92–112)
Peak CK (median, IQR) (U/l)14 431 (9372–21578)13 965 (10606–33225)
Primary cause of rhabdomyolysis (n, %)
 Seizure1 (3.6)1 (12.5)
 Trauma21 (75.0)5 (62.5)
 Muscle/limb ischaemia4 (14.3)2 (25.0)
 Postoperative2 (7.1)0 (0.0)